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Miller CJ, Pickering E, Martelli S, Dall'Ara E, Delisser P, Pivonka P. Cortical bone adaptation response is region specific, but not peak load dependent: insights from μ CT image analysis and mechanostat simulations of the mouse tibia loading model. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2024; 23:287-304. [PMID: 37851203 PMCID: PMC10901956 DOI: 10.1007/s10237-023-01775-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
Abstract
The two major aims of the present study were: (i) quantify localised cortical bone adaptation at the surface level using contralateral endpoint imaging data and image analysis techniques, and (ii) investigate whether cortical bone adaptation responses are universal or region specific and dependent on the respective peak load. For this purpose, we re-analyse previously published μ CT data of the mouse tibia loading model that investigated bone adaptation in response to sciatic neurectomy and various peak load magnitudes (F = 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 N). A beam theory-based approach was developed to simulate cortical bone adaptation in different sections of the tibia, using longitudinal strains as the adaptive stimuli. We developed four mechanostat models: universal, surface-based, strain directional-based, and combined surface and strain direction-based. Rates of bone adaptation in these mechanostat models were computed using an optimisation procedure (131,606 total simulations), performed on a single load case (F = 10 N). Subsequently, the models were validated against the remaining six peak loads. Our findings indicate that local bone adaptation responses are quasi-linear and bone region specific. The mechanostat model which accounted for differences in endosteal and periosteal regions and strain directions (i.e. tensile versus compressive) produced the lowest root mean squared error between simulated and experimental data for all loads, with a combined prediction accuracy of 76.6, 55.0 and 80.7% for periosteal, endosteal, and cortical thickness measurements (in the midshaft of the tibia). The largest root mean squared errors were observed in the transitional loads, i.e. F = 2 to 6 N, where inter-animal variability was highest. Finally, while endpoint imaging studies provide great insights into organ level bone adaptation responses, the between animal and loaded versus control limb variability make simulations of local surface-based adaptation responses challenging.
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- Corey J Miller
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia.
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- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Oncology and Metabolism and Insigneo Institute for In Silico Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia.
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Hughes JM, Greeves JP. Editorial on: Association between Combat-Related Traumatic Injury and Skeletal Health: Bone Mineral Density Loss Is Localized and Correlates with Altered Loading in Amputees: The ADVANCE Study. J Bone Miner Res 2023; 38:1223-1224. [PMID: 37607690 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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- Julie M Hughes
- Military Performance Division, United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA, USA
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- Army Health and Performance Research, Army Headquarters, Andover, UK
- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK
- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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Wiggs MP, Lee Y, Shimkus KL, O'Reilly CI, Lima F, Macias BR, Shirazi-Fard Y, Greene ES, Hord JM, Braby LA, Carroll CC, Lawler JM, Bloomfield SA, Fluckey JD. Combined effects of heavy ion exposure and simulated Lunar gravity on skeletal muscle. LIFE SCIENCES IN SPACE RESEARCH 2023; 37:39-49. [PMID: 37087178 DOI: 10.1016/j.lssr.2023.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND The limitations to prolonged spaceflight include unloading-induced atrophy of the musculoskeletal system which may be enhanced by exposure to the space radiation environment. Previous results have concluded that partial gravity, comparable to the Lunar surface, may have detrimental effects on skeletal muscle. However, little is known if these outcomes are exacerbated by exposure to low-dose rate, high-energy radiation common to the space environment. Therefore, the present study sought to determine the impact of highly charge, high-energy (HZE) radiation on skeletal muscle when combined with partial weightbearing to simulate Lunar gravity. We hypothesized that partial unloading would compromise skeletal muscle and these effects would be exacerbated by radiation exposure. METHODS For month old female BALB/cByJ mice were -assigned to one of 2 groups; either full weight bearing (Cage Controls, CC) or partial weight bearing equal to 1/6th bodyweight (G/6). Both groups were then divided to receive either a single whole body absorbed dose of 0.5 Gy of 300 MeV 28Si ions (RAD) or a sham treatment (SHAM). Radiation exposure experiments were performed at the NASA Space Radiation Laboratory (NSRL) located at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Day 0, followed by 21 d of CC or G/6 loading. Muscles of the hind limb were used to measure protein synthesis and other histological measures. RESULTS Twenty-one days of Lunar gravity (G/6) resulted in lower soleus, plantaris, and gastrocnemius muscle mass. Radiation exposure did not further impact muscle mass. 28Si exposure in normal ambulatory animals (RAD+CC) did not impact gastrocnemius muscle mass when compared to SHAM+CC (p>0.05), but did affect the soleus, where mass was higher following radiation compared to SHAM (p<0.05). Mixed gastrocnemius muscle protein synthesis was lower in both unloading groups. Fiber type composition transitioned towards a faster isoform with partial unloading and was not further impacted by radiation. The combined effects of partial loading and radiation partially mitigated fiber cross-sectional area when compared to partial loading alone. Radiation and G/6 reduced the total number of myonuclei per fiber while leading to elevated BrdU content of skeletal muscle. Similarly, unloading and radiation resulted in higher collagen content of muscle when compared to controls, but the effects of combined exposure were not additive. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study confirm that partial weightbearing causes muscle atrophy, in part due to reductions of muscle protein synthesis in the soleus and gastrocnemius as well as reduced peripheral nuclei per fiber. Additionally, we present novel data illustrating 28Si exposure reduced nuclei in muscle fibers despite higher satellite cell fusion, but did not exacerbate muscle atrophy, CSA changes, or collagen content. In conclusion, both partial loading and HZE radiation can negatively impact muscle morphology.
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- Michael P Wiggs
- Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States; Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, Baylor University, Waco, TX, United States.
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- Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States; NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, United States
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- Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States; NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States
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- Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Physiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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- Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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Kotani T, Tamura Y, Kouzaki K, Kato H, Isemura M, Nakazato K. Percutaneous electrical stimulation-induced muscle contraction prevents the decrease in ribosome RNA and ribosome protein during pelvic hindlimb suspension. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2022; 133:822-833. [PMID: 36007895 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00204.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Skeletal muscle unloading leads to muscle atrophy. Ribosome synthesis has been implicated as an important skeletal muscle mass regulator owing to its translational capacity. Muscle unloading induces a reduction in ribosome synthesis and content, with muscle atrophy. Percutaneous electrical muscle stimulation (pEMS)-induced muscle contraction is widely used in clinics to improve muscle mass. However, its efficacy in rescuing the reduction in ribosomal synthesis has not been addressed thus far. We examined the effects of daily pEMS treatment on ribosome synthesis and content during mouse hindlimb unloading. Male C57BL/6J mice were randomly assigned to sedentary (SED) and hindlimb unloading by pelvic suspension (HU) groups. Muscle contraction was triggered by pEMS treatment of the right gastrocnemius muscle of a subset of the HU group (HU+pEMS). Hindlimb unloading for 6 days significantly lowered 28S rRNA, rpL10, and rpS3 expression, which was rescued by daily pEMS treatment. The protein expression of phospho-p70S6K and UBF was significantly higher in the HU+pEMS than in the HU group. The mRNA expression of ribophagy receptor Nufip1 increased in both the HU and HU+pEMS groups. Protein light chain 3 (LC3)-II expression and the LC3-II/LC3-I ratio were increased by HU, but pEMS attenuated this increase. Our findings indicate that during HU, daily pEMS treatment prevents the reduction in the levels of some proteins associated with ribosome synthesis. Additionally, the HU-induced activation of ribosome degradation may be attenuated. These data provide insights into ribosome content regulation and the mechanism of attenuation of muscle atrophy by pEMS treatment during muscle disuse.
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- Takaya Kotani
- Research Institute for Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo, Japan.,Graduate School of Health and Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo, Japan.,Faculty of Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo, Japan.,Graduate School of Medical and Health Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Health and Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo, Japan.,Graduate School of Health and Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo, Japan.,Graduate School of Medical and Health Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo, Japan.,Faculty of Medical Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo, Japan
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Swain P, Mortreux M, Laws JM, Kyriacou H, De Martino E, Winnard A, Caplan N. Skeletal muscle deconditioning during partial weight-bearing in rodents - A systematic review and meta-analysis. LIFE SCIENCES IN SPACE RESEARCH 2022; 34:68-86. [PMID: 35940691 DOI: 10.1016/j.lssr.2022.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Space agencies are planning to send humans back to the Lunar surface, in preparation for crewed exploration of Mars. However, the effect of hypogravity on human skeletal muscle is largely unknown. A recently established rodent partial weight-bearing model has been employed to mimic various levels of hypogravity loading and may provide valuable insights to better understanding how human muscle might respond to this environment. The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review regarding the effects of partial weight-bearing on the morphology and function of rodent skeletal muscle. Five online databases were searched with the following inclusion criteria: population (rodents), intervention (partial weight-bearing for ≥1 week), control (full weight-bearing), outcome(s) (skeletal muscle morphology/function), and study design (animal intervention). Of the 2,993 studies identified, eight were included. Partial weight-bearing at 20%, 40%, and 70% of full loading caused rapid deconditioning of skeletal muscle morphology and function within the first one to two weeks of exposure. Calf circumference, hindlimb wet muscle mass, myofiber cross-sectional area, front/rear paw grip force, and nerve-stimulated plantarflexion force were reduced typically by medium to very large effects. Higher levels of partial weight-bearing often attenuated deconditioning but failed to entirely prevent it. Species and sex mediated the deconditioning response. Risk of bias was low/unclear for most studies. These findings suggest that there is insufficient stimulus to mitigate muscular deconditioning in hypogravity settings highlighting the need to develop countermeasures for maintaining astronaut/cosmonaut muscular health on the Moon and Mars.
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- Patrick Swain
- Aerospace Medicine and Rehabilitation Laboratory, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom.
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- Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Aerospace Medicine and Rehabilitation Laboratory, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
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- School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Aerospace Medicine and Rehabilitation Laboratory, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Aerospace Medicine and Rehabilitation Laboratory, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Aerospace Medicine and Rehabilitation Laboratory, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
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Buettmann EG, Goldscheitter GM, Hoppock GA, Friedman MA, Suva LJ, Donahue HJ. Similarities Between Disuse and Age-Induced Bone Loss. J Bone Miner Res 2022; 37:1417-1434. [PMID: 35773785 PMCID: PMC9378610 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
Disuse and aging are known risk factors associated with low bone mass and quality deterioration, resulting in increased fracture risk. Indeed, current and emerging evidence implicate a large number of shared skeletal manifestations between disuse and aging scenarios. This review provides a detailed overview of current preclinical models of musculoskeletal disuse and the clinical scenarios they seek to recapitulate. We also explore and summarize the major similarities between bone loss after extreme disuse and advanced aging at multiple length scales, including at the organ/tissue, cellular, and molecular level. Specifically, shared structural and material alterations of bone loss are presented between disuse and aging, including preferential loss of bone at cancellous sites, cortical thinning, and loss of bone strength due to enhanced fragility. At the cellular level bone loss is accompanied, during disuse and aging, by increased bone resorption, decreased formation, and enhanced adipogenesis due to altered gap junction intercellular communication, WNT/β-catenin and RANKL/OPG signaling. Major differences between extreme short-term disuse and aging are discussed, including anatomical specificity, differences in bone turnover rates, periosteal modeling, and the influence of subject sex and genetic variability. The examination also identifies potential shared mechanisms underlying bone loss in aging and disuse that warrant further study such as collagen cross-linking, advanced glycation end products/receptor for advanced glycation end products (AGE-RAGE) signaling, reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) signaling, cellular senescence, and altered lacunar-canalicular connectivity (mechanosensation). Understanding the shared structural alterations, changes in bone cell function, and molecular mechanisms common to both extreme disuse and aging are paramount to discovering therapies to combat both age-related and disuse-induced osteoporosis. © 2022 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).
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- Evan G Buettmann
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Swain P, Mortreux M, Laws JM, Kyriacou H, De Martino E, Winnard A, Caplan N. Bone deconditioning during partial weight-bearing in rodents - A systematic review and meta-analysis. LIFE SCIENCES IN SPACE RESEARCH 2022; 34:87-103. [PMID: 35940692 DOI: 10.1016/j.lssr.2022.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Space agencies are preparing to send humans to the Moon (16% Earth's gravity) and Mars (38% Earth's gravity), however, there is limited evidence regarding the effects of hypogravity on the skeletal system. A novel rodent partial weight-bearing (PWB) model may provide insight into how human bone responds to hypogravity. The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review investigating the effect of PWB on the structure and function of rodent bone. Five online databases were searched with the following inclusion criteria: population (rodents), intervention (PWB for ≥1-week), control (full weight-bearing), outcomes (bone structure/function), and study design (animal intervention). Of the 2,993 studies identified, eight were included. The main findings were that partial weight-bearing exposure for 21-28 days at 20%, 40%, and 70% of full loading causes: (1) loss of bone mineral density, (2) loss of trabecular bone volume, thickness, number, and increased separation, (3) loss of cortical area and thickness, and 4) reduced bone stiffness and strength. These findings predominately relate the tibia/femur of young/mature female mice, however, their deconditioning response appeared similar, but not identical, to male rats. A dose-response trend was frequently observed between the magnitude of deconditioning and PWB level. The deconditioning patterns in PWB resembled those in rodents and humans exposed to microgravity and microgravity analogs. The present findings suggest that countermeasures against bone deconditioning may be required for humans exploring the Lunar and Martian surfaces.
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- Patrick Swain
- Aerospace Medicine and Rehabilitation Laboratory, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom.
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- Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA, United States
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- Aerospace Medicine and Rehabilitation Laboratory, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
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- School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Aerospace Medicine and Rehabilitation Laboratory, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Aerospace Medicine and Rehabilitation Laboratory, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Aerospace Medicine and Rehabilitation Laboratory, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
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Jung SY, Kim HJ, Oh KT. Comparative Analysis of Preoperative and Postoperative Muscle Mass around Hip Joint by Computed Tomography in Patients with Hip Fracture. Hip Pelvis 2022; 34:10-17. [PMID: 35355628 PMCID: PMC8931948 DOI: 10.5371/hp.2022.34.1.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Purpose This study was conducted in order to assess changes in hip muscles by comparing results of preoperative and postoperative computed tomography (CT) in older patients who underwent surgery for treatment of hip fracture. Materials and Methods A total of 50 patients (aged ≥65 years) who underwent surgery for treatment of intertrochanteric fractures (25 patients) and femoral neck fractures (25 patients) between February 2013 and February 2019 and underwent preoperative and postoperative pelvic CT were enrolled in the study. The cross-sectional area, attenuation and estimates of muscle mass of the gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, iliopsoas, and rectus femoris on the uninjured side were measured. Basic patient data (sex, age, height, weight, body mass index [BMI], bone mineral density [BMD], Harris hip score [HHS], and length of follow-up) were collected from medical records. Results No significant differences in sex, age, height, weight, BMI, BMD, HHS, and length of follow-up were observed between the two groups. No significant difference in the cross-sectional areas and attenuations of gluteus medius and gluteus minimus was observed after surgery; however, a statistically significant decrease was observed in those of iliopsoas and rectus femoris after surgery. Lower estimates with statistical significance of muscle mass of the iliopsoas and rectus femoris were observed on postoperative CT. Conclusion Muscle mass of the hip flexor (iliopsoas, rectus femoris) showed significant decreases on postoperative CT compared with preoperative CT. Based on these findings, selective strengthening exercise for hip flexor should be beneficial in rehabilitation of hip fractures.
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- Sung Yoon Jung
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea
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Trivedi T, Guise TA. Systemic effects of abnormal bone resorption on muscle, metabolism, and cognition. Bone 2022; 154:116245. [PMID: 34718221 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2021.116245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Skeletal tissue is dynamic, undergoing constant remodeling to maintain musculoskeletal integrity and balance in the human body. Recent evidence shows that apart from maintaining homeostasis in the local microenvironment, the skeleton systemically affects other tissues. Several cancer-associated and noncancer-associated bone disorders can disrupt the physiological homeostasis locally in the bone microenvironment and indirectly contribute to dysregulation of systemic body function. The systemic effects of bone on the regulation of distant organ function have not been widely explored. Recent evidence suggests that bone can interact with skeletal muscle, pancreas, and brain by releasing factors from mineralized bone matrix. Currently available bone-targeting therapies such as bisphosphonates and denosumab inhibit bone resorption, decrease morbidity associated with bone destruction, and improve survival. Bisphosphonates have been a standard treatment for bone metastases, osteoporosis, and cancer treatment-induced bone diseases. The extraskeletal effects of bisphosphonates on inhibition of tumor growth are known. However, our knowledge of the effects of bisphosphonates on muscle weakness, hyperglycemia, and cognitive defects is currently evolving. To be able to identify the molecular link between bone and distant organs during abnormal bone resorption and then treat these abnormalities and prevent their systemic effects could improve survival benefits. The current review highlights the link between bone resorption and its systemic effects on muscle, pancreas, and brain.
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- Trupti Trivedi
- Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States of America
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- Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States of America.
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Spatz JM, Ko FC, Ayturk UM, Warman ML, Bouxsein ML. RNAseq and RNA molecular barcoding reveal differential gene expression in cortical bone following hindlimb unloading in female mice. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0250715. [PMID: 34637435 PMCID: PMC8509868 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Disuse-induced bone loss is seen following spinal cord injury, prolonged bed rest, and exposure to microgravity. We performed whole transcriptomic profiling of cortical bone using RNA sequencing (RNAseq) and RNA molecular barcoding (NanoString) on a hindlimb unloading (HLU) mouse model to identify genes whose mRNA transcript abundances change in response to disuse. Eleven-week old female C57BL/6 mice were exposed to ambulatory loading or HLU for 7 days (n = 8/group). Total RNA from marrow-flushed femoral cortical bone was analyzed on HiSeq and NanoString platforms. The expression of several previously reported genes associated with Wnt signaling and metabolism was altered by HLU. Furthermore, the increased abundance of transcripts, such as Pfkfb3 and Mss51, after HLU imply these genes also have roles in the cortical bone’s response to altered mechanical loading. Our study demonstrates that an unbiased approach to assess the whole transcriptomic profile of cortical bone can reveal previously unidentified mechanosensitive genes and may eventually lead to novel targets to prevent disuse-induced osteoporosis.
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- Jordan M Spatz
- Center for Advanced Orthopedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.,University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Center for Advanced Orthopedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.,Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.,Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Center for Advanced Orthopedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Cleland TP, Wang Z, Wang B, Picu CR, Vashishth D. Mechano-chemical regulation of bat wing bones for flight. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2021; 124:104809. [PMID: 34517171 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2021.104809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Distal phalanges in bat wings have been hypothesized to be cartilaginous to allow for flight. We provide new evidence on how bat wing development might facilitate flight though protein-based regulation of bone mineralization and lead to more deflection at phalanx than humerus. Between Pteropus poliocephalus and Pteropus hypomelanus, two large bat species, we detected 112 proteins including 11 associated with mineralization and analyzed their distribution between the wing bones. Here, in contrast to previous reports, we found no cartilage-specific proteins and demonstrate that distal phalanges in bat wings are in fact low density bone that contain collagen I (the main constituent of bone's organic matrix) and proteins associated with mineralization in bone such as osteomodulin, bone-specific protein osteocalcin. The functional relevance of these changes was explored by measuring changes in mineral (crystal sizes, packing and density), material (Young's modulus and hardness) and structural characteristics. Consistent with changes in proteins associated with mineralization, mineral crystal thickness and alignment decreased from humerus to phalanges, and the mineral platelets were less densely packed along the wing length. Crystal thickness was negatively correlated with proteins associated with inhibition of mineralization as well as with two types of small leucine-rich proteoglycans, indicating the mineral growth and maturity is down regulated by these proteins independent of mineral quantity. The Young's modulus decreased across the wing and was significantly correlated with bone mineral density. Thus, the results from two bat species, studied here, demonstrate progressive alterations in bone mineralization occur in concert with the changes in secretion of bone regulatory proteins along the wing length. This altered mineralization together with structural changes serve to lighten the limb bone and optimize biomechanical properties conducive to flight.
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- Timothy P Cleland
- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180, USA
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180, USA; Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180, USA
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180, USA
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- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180, USA
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180, USA.
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Miller CJ, Trichilo S, Pickering E, Martelli S, Delisser P, Meakin LB, Pivonka P. Cortical Thickness Adaptive Response to Mechanical Loading Depends on Periosteal Position and Varies Linearly With Loading Magnitude. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:671606. [PMID: 34222215 PMCID: PMC8249932 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.671606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The aim of the current study was to quantify the local effect of mechanical loading on cortical bone formation response at the periosteal surface using previously obtained μCT data from a mouse tibia mechanical loading study. A novel image analysis algorithm was developed to quantify local cortical thickness changes (ΔCt.Th) along the periosteal surface due to different peak loads (0N ≤ F ≤ 12N) applied to right-neurectomised mature female C57BL/6 mice. Furthermore, beam analysis was performed to analyse the local strain distribution including regions of tensile, compressive, and low strain magnitudes. Student’s paired t-test showed that ΔCt.Th in the proximal (25%), proximal/middle (37%), and middle (50%) cross-sections (along the z-axis of tibia) is strongly associated with the peak applied loads. These changes are significant in a majority of periosteal positions, in particular those experiencing high compressive or tensile strains. No association between F and ΔCt.Th was found in regions around the neutral axis. For the most distal cross-section (75%), the association of loading magnitude and ΔCt.Th was not as pronounced as the more proximal cross-sections. Also, bone formation responses along the periosteum did not occur in regions of highest compressive and tensile strains predicted by beam theory. This could be due to complex experimental loading conditions which were not explicitly accounted for in the mechanical analysis. Our results show that the bone formation response depends on the load magnitude and the periosteal position. Bone resorption due to the neurectomy of the loaded tibia occurs throughout the entire cross-sectional region for all investigated cortical sections 25, 37, 50, and 75%. For peak applied loads higher than 4 N, compressive and tensile regions show bone formation; however, regions around the neutral axis show constant resorption. The 50% cross-section showed the most regular ΔCt.Th response with increased loading when compared to 25 and 37% cross-sections. Relative thickness gains of approximately 70, 60, and 55% were observed for F = 12 N in the 25, 37, and 50% cross-sections. ΔCt.Th at selected points of the periosteum follow a linear response with increased peak load; no lazy zone was observed at these positions.
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- Corey J Miller
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- St. Vincent's Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Bornstein B, Konstantin N, Alessandro C, Tresch MC, Zelzer E. More than movement: the proprioceptive system as a new regulator of musculoskeletal biology. CURRENT OPINION IN PHYSIOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cophys.2021.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Willey JS, Britten RA, Blaber E, Tahimic CG, Chancellor J, Mortreux M, Sanford LD, Kubik AJ, Delp MD, Mao XW. The individual and combined effects of spaceflight radiation and microgravity on biologic systems and functional outcomes. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART C, TOXICOLOGY AND CARCINOGENESIS 2021; 39:129-179. [PMID: 33902391 PMCID: PMC8274610 DOI: 10.1080/26896583.2021.1885283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Both microgravity and radiation exposure in the spaceflight environment have been identified as hazards to astronaut health and performance. Substantial study has been focused on understanding the biology and risks associated with prolonged exposure to microgravity, and the hazards presented by radiation from galactic cosmic rays (GCR) and solar particle events (SPEs) outside of low earth orbit (LEO). To date, the majority of the ground-based analogues (e.g., rodent or cell culture studies) that investigate the biology of and risks associated with spaceflight hazards will focus on an individual hazard in isolation. However, astronauts will face these challenges simultaneously Combined hazard studies are necessary for understanding the risks astronauts face as they travel outside of LEO, and are also critical for countermeasure development. The focus of this review is to describe biologic and functional outcomes from ground-based analogue models for microgravity and radiation, specifically highlighting the combined effects of radiation and reduced weight-bearing from rodent ground-based tail suspension via hind limb unloading (HLU) and partial weight-bearing (PWB) models, although in vitro and spaceflight results are discussed as appropriate. The review focuses on the skeletal, ocular, central nervous system (CNS), cardiovascular, and stem cells responses.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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- Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Eastern Virginia Medical School
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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- Department of Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences, Florida State University
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- Division of Biomedical Engineering Sciences (BMES), Department of Basic Sciences, Loma Linda University
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Silvers BL, Leatherwood JL, Arnold CE, Nielsen BD, Huseman CJ, Dominguez BJ, Glass KG, Martinez RE, Much ML, Bradbery AN. Effects of aquatic conditioning on cartilage and bone metabolism in young horses. J Anim Sci 2020; 98:5876845. [PMID: 32717078 DOI: 10.1093/jas/skaa239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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While beneficial in rehabilitation, aquatic exercise effects on cartilage and bone metabolism in young, healthy horses has not been well described. Therefore, 30 Quarter Horse yearlings (343 ± 28 kg; 496 ± 12 d of age) were stratified by age, body weight (BW), and sex and randomly assigned to 1 of 3 treatments for 140-d to evaluate effects of aquatic, dry, or no exercise on bone and cartilage metabolism in young horses transitioning to an advanced workload. Treatments included nonexercise control (CON; n = 10), dry treadmill (DRY; n = 10), or aquatic treadmill exercise (H2O; n = 10; water: 60% wither height, WH). Horses were housed individually (3.6 × 3.6 m) from 0600 to 1800 hours, allowed turnout (74 × 70 m) from 1800 to 0600 hours, and fed to meet or exceed requirements. During phase I (days 0 to 112), DRY and H2O walked on treadmills 30 min/d, 5 d/wk. Phase II (days 113 to 140) transitioned to an advanced workload 5 d/wk. Every 14-d, WH, hip height (HH), and BW were recorded. Left third metacarpal radiographs on days 0, 112, and 140 were analyzed for radiographic bone aluminum equivalence (RBAE). Every 28-d, serum samples were analyzed for osteocalcin and C-telopeptide crosslaps of type I collagen (CTX-1), and synovial fluid samples were analyzed for prostaglandin E2, collagenase cleavage neopeptide (C2C), collagenase of type I and type II collagen, and carboxypeptide of type II collagen using ELISAs. All data were analyzed using PROC MIXED of SAS, including random effect of horse within treatment, and repeated effect of day. Baseline treatment differences were accounted for using a covariate. There were treatment × day interactions (P < 0.01) where OC and CTX-1 remained consistent in both exercise groups while inconsistently increasing in CON. There were no treatment differences (P > 0.30) in RBAE, BW, or HH, but all increased over time (P < 0.01). There were no treatment × day interactions of synovial inflammation or markers of cartilage metabolism; however, there was an effect of day for each marker (P<0.03). Changes in biomarkers of cartilage turnover in horses exercised at the walk, whether dry or aquatic, could not be distinguished from horses with access to turnout alone. This study indicates that early forced exercise supports consistent bone metabolism necessary for uniform growth and bone development, and that there are no negative effects of buoyancy on cartilage metabolism in yearlings transitioned from aquatic exercise to a 28-d advanced workload.
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- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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- Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
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- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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Takahashi A, Yamanouchi S, Takeuchi K, Takahashi S, Tashiro M, Hidema J, Higashitani A, Adachi T, Zhang S, Guirguis FNL, Yoshida Y, Nagamatsu A, Hada M, Takeuchi K, Takahashi T, Sekitomi Y. Combined Environment Simulator for Low-Dose-Rate Radiation and Partial Gravity of Moon and Mars. Life (Basel) 2020; 10:life10110274. [PMID: 33172150 PMCID: PMC7694743 DOI: 10.3390/life10110274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Deep space exploration by humans has become more realistic, with planned returns to the Moon, travel to Mars, and beyond. Space radiation with a low dose rate would be a constant risk for space travelers. The combined effects of space radiation and partial gravity such as on the Moon and Mars are unknown. The difficulty for such research is that there are no good simulating systems on the ground to investigate these combined effects. To address this knowledge gap, we developed the Simulator of the environments on the Moon and Mars with Neutron irradiation and Gravity change (SwiNG) for in vitro experiments using disposable closed cell culture chambers. The device simulates partial gravity using a centrifuge in a three-dimensional clinostat. Six samples are exposed at once to neutrons at a low dose rate (1 mGy/day) using Californium-252 in the center of the centrifuge. The system is compact including two SwiNG devices in the incubator, one with and one without radiation source, with a cooling function. This simulator is highly convenient for ground-based biological experiments because of limited access to spaceflight experiments. SwiNG can contribute significantly to research on the combined effects of space radiation and partial gravity.
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- Akihisa Takahashi
- Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan; (S.Y.); (M.T.); (T.A.); (S.Z.); (F.N.L.G.); (Y.Y.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-27-220-7917
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- Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan; (S.Y.); (M.T.); (T.A.); (S.Z.); (F.N.L.G.); (Y.Y.)
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- Matsuo Industries, Inc., 27-1, Ida, Kitasaki-machi, Obu, Aichi 474-0001, Japan; (K.T.); (S.T.); (K.T.); (T.T.); (Y.S.)
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- Matsuo Industries, Inc., 27-1, Ida, Kitasaki-machi, Obu, Aichi 474-0001, Japan; (K.T.); (S.T.); (K.T.); (T.T.); (Y.S.)
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- Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan; (S.Y.); (M.T.); (T.A.); (S.Z.); (F.N.L.G.); (Y.Y.)
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- Division for the Establishment of Frontier Sciences of the Organization for Advanced Studies, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan;
- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan;
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan;
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- Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan; (S.Y.); (M.T.); (T.A.); (S.Z.); (F.N.L.G.); (Y.Y.)
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- Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan; (S.Y.); (M.T.); (T.A.); (S.Z.); (F.N.L.G.); (Y.Y.)
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- Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan; (S.Y.); (M.T.); (T.A.); (S.Z.); (F.N.L.G.); (Y.Y.)
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- Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan; (S.Y.); (M.T.); (T.A.); (S.Z.); (F.N.L.G.); (Y.Y.)
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- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tsukuba Space Center, 2-1-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8505, Japan;
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- Radiation Institute for Science & Engineering, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 77446, USA;
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- Matsuo Industries, Inc., 27-1, Ida, Kitasaki-machi, Obu, Aichi 474-0001, Japan; (K.T.); (S.T.); (K.T.); (T.T.); (Y.S.)
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- Matsuo Industries, Inc., 27-1, Ida, Kitasaki-machi, Obu, Aichi 474-0001, Japan; (K.T.); (S.T.); (K.T.); (T.T.); (Y.S.)
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- Matsuo Industries, Inc., 27-1, Ida, Kitasaki-machi, Obu, Aichi 474-0001, Japan; (K.T.); (S.T.); (K.T.); (T.T.); (Y.S.)
- Material Solutions Center, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan
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Hughes JM, Castellani CM, Popp KL, Guerriere KI, Matheny RW, Nindl BC, Bouxsein ML. The Central Role of Osteocytes in the Four Adaptive Pathways of Bone's Mechanostat. Exerc Sport Sci Rev 2020; 48:140-148. [PMID: 32568926 DOI: 10.1249/jes.0000000000000225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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We review evidence supporting an updated mechanostat model in bone that highlights the central role of osteocytes within bone's four mechanoadaptive pathways: 1) formation modeling and 2) targeted remodeling, which occur with heightened mechanical loading, 3) resorption modeling, and 4) disuse-mediated remodeling, which occur with disuse. These four pathways regulate whole-bone stiffness in response to changing mechanical demands.
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- Julie M Hughes
- Military Performance Division, United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick
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- Military Performance Division, United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick
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- Military Performance Division, United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick
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- Military Performance Division, United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick
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- Neuromuscular Research Laboratory/Warrior Human Performance Research Center, Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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Approaching Gravity as a Continuum Using the Rat Partial Weight-Bearing Model. Life (Basel) 2020; 10:life10100235. [PMID: 33049988 PMCID: PMC7599661 DOI: 10.3390/life10100235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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For decades, scientists have relied on animals to understand the risks and consequences of space travel. Animals remain key to study the physiological alterations during spaceflight and provide crucial information about microgravity-induced changes. While spaceflights may appear common, they remain costly and, coupled with limited cargo areas, do not allow for large sample sizes onboard. In 1979, a model of hindlimb unloading (HU) was successfully created to mimic microgravity and has been used extensively since its creation. Four decades later, the first model of mouse partial weight-bearing (PWB) was developed, aiming at mimicking partial gravity environments. Return to the Lunar surface for astronauts is now imminent and prompted the need for an animal model closer to human physiology; hence in 2018, our laboratory created a new model of PWB for adult rats. In this review, we will focus on the rat model of PWB, from its conception to the current state of knowledge. Additionally, we will address how this new model, used in conjunction with HU, will help implement new paradigms allowing scientists to anticipate the physiological alterations and needs of astronauts. Finally, we will discuss the outstanding questions and future perspectives in space research and propose potential solutions using the rat PWB model.
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Semple C, Riveros D, Sung DM, Nagy JA, Rutkove SB, Mortreux M. Using Electrical Impedance Myography as a Biomarker of Muscle Deconditioning in Rats Exposed to Micro- and Partial-Gravity Analogs. Front Physiol 2020; 11:557796. [PMID: 33041858 PMCID: PMC7522465 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.557796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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As astronauts prepare to undertake new extra-terrestrial missions, innovative diagnostic tools are needed to better assess muscle deconditioning during periods of weightlessness and partial gravity. Electrical impedance myography (EIM) has been used to detect muscle deconditioning in rodents exposed to microgravity during spaceflight or using the standard ground-based model of hindlimb unloading via tail suspension (HU). Here, we used EIM to assess muscle changes in animals exposed to two new models: hindlimb suspension using a pelvic harness (HLS) and a partial weight-bearing (PWB) model that mimics partial gravity (including Lunar and Martian gravities). We also used a simple needle array electrode in lieu of surface or ex vivo EIM approaches previously employed. Our HLS results confirmed earlier findings obtained after spaceflight and tail suspension. Indeed, one EIM measure (i.e., phase-slope) that was previously reported as highly sensitive, was significantly decreased after HLS (day 0: 14.60 ± 0.97, day 7: 11.03 ± 0.81, and day 14: 10.13 ± 0.55 | Deg/MHz|, p < 0.0001), and was associated with a significant decrease in muscle grip force. Although EIM parameters such as 50 kHz phase, reactance, and resistance remained variable over 14 days in PWB animals, we identified major PWB-dependent effects at 7 days. Moreover, the data at both 7 and 14 days correlated to previously observed changes in rear paw grip force using the same PWB model. In conclusion, our data suggest that EIM has the potential to serve as biomarker of muscle deconditioning during exposure to both micro- and partial- gravity during future human space exploration.
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- Carson Semple
- Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States
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Takemura A, Pajevic PD, Egawa T, Teshigawara R, Hayashi T, Ishihara A. Effects of mild hyperbaric oxygen on osteoporosis induced by hindlimb unloading in rats. J Bone Miner Metab 2020; 38:631-638. [PMID: 32350615 DOI: 10.1007/s00774-020-01100-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Disuse-induced bone loss is caused by a suppression of osteoblastic bone formation and an increase in osteoclastic bone resorption. There are few data available for the effects of environmental conditions, i.e., atmospheric pressure and/or oxygen concentration, on osteoporosis. This study examined the effects of mild hyperbaric oxygen at 1317 hPa with 40% oxygen on unloading-induced osteoporosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighteen 8-week old male Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups: the control for 21 days without unloading and mild hyperbaric oxygen (NOR, n = 6), the unloading for 21 days and recovery for 10 days without mild hyperbaric oxygen (HU + NOR, n = 6), and the unloading for 21 days and recovery for 10 days with mild hyperbaric oxygen (HU + MHO, n = 6). RESULTS The cortical thickness and trabecular bone surface area were decreased in the HU + NOR group compared to the NOR group. There were no differences between the NOR and HU + MHO groups. Osteoclast surface area and Sclerostin (Sost) mRNA expression levels were decreased in the HU + MHO group compared to the HU + NOR group. These results suggested that the loss of the cortical and trabecular bone is inhibited by mild hyperbaric oxygen, because of an inhibition of osteoclasts and enhancement of bone formation with decreased Sost expression. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that exposure to mild hyperbaric oxygen partially protects from the osteoporosis induced by hindlimb unloading.
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- Ai Takemura
- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Life Science, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.
- Department of Sports Research, Japan Institute of Sport Sciences, Tokyo, 115-0056, Japan.
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- Department of Translational Dental Medicine, Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Laboratory of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory of Developmental Epigenome, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Laboratory of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Life Science, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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Hart NH, Newton RU, Tan J, Rantalainen T, Chivers P, Siafarikas A, Nimphius S. Biological basis of bone strength: anatomy, physiology and measurement. JOURNAL OF MUSCULOSKELETAL & NEURONAL INTERACTIONS 2020; 20:347-371. [PMID: 32877972 PMCID: PMC7493450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Understanding how bones are innately designed, robustly developed and delicately maintained through intricate anatomical features and physiological processes across the lifespan is vital to inform our assessment of normal bone health, and essential to aid our interpretation of adverse clinical outcomes affecting bone through primary or secondary causes. Accordingly this review serves to introduce new researchers and clinicians engaging with bone and mineral metabolism, and provide a contemporary update for established researchers or clinicians. Specifically, we describe the mechanical and non-mechanical functions of the skeleton; its multidimensional and hierarchical anatomy (macroscopic, microscopic, organic, inorganic, woven and lamellar features); its cellular and hormonal physiology (deterministic and homeostatic processes that govern and regulate bone); and processes of mechanotransduction, modelling, remodelling and degradation that underpin bone adaptation or maladaptation. In addition, we also explore commonly used methods for measuring bone metabolic activity or material features (imaging or biochemical markers) together with their limitations.
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- Nicolas H Hart
- Exercise Medicine Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, Perth, W.A., Australia
- Institute of Health Research, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, W.A., Australia
- Western Australian Bone Research Collaboration, Perth, W.A., Australia
- School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Perth, W.A., Australia
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- Exercise Medicine Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, Perth, W.A., Australia
- School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Perth, W.A., Australia
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- Institute of Health Research, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, W.A., Australia
- Western Australian Bone Research Collaboration, Perth, W.A., Australia
- School of Health Sciences, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Perth, W.A., Australia
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- Exercise Medicine Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, Perth, W.A., Australia
- Institute of Health Research, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, W.A., Australia
- Western Australian Bone Research Collaboration, Perth, W.A., Australia
- School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Perth, W.A., Australia
- Gerontology Research Center, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Exercise Medicine Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, Perth, W.A., Australia
- Institute of Health Research, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, W.A., Australia
- Western Australian Bone Research Collaboration, Perth, W.A., Australia
- School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Perth, W.A., Australia
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- Exercise Medicine Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, Perth, W.A., Australia
- Institute of Health Research, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, W.A., Australia
- Western Australian Bone Research Collaboration, Perth, W.A., Australia
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Perth Childrens Hospital, Perth, W.A., Australia
- School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, W.A., Australia
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- Western Australian Bone Research Collaboration, Perth, W.A., Australia
- School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Perth, W.A., Australia
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Crosstalk of Brain and Bone-Clinical Observations and Their Molecular Bases. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21144946. [PMID: 32668736 PMCID: PMC7404044 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21144946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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As brain and bone disorders represent major health issues worldwide, substantial clinical investigations demonstrated a bidirectional crosstalk on several levels, mechanistically linking both apparently unrelated organs. While multiple stress, mood and neurodegenerative brain disorders are associated with osteoporosis, rare genetic skeletal diseases display impaired brain development and function. Along with brain and bone pathologies, particularly trauma events highlight the strong interaction of both organs. This review summarizes clinical and experimental observations reported for the crosstalk of brain and bone, followed by a detailed overview of their molecular bases. While brain-derived molecules affecting bone include central regulators, transmitters of the sympathetic, parasympathetic and sensory nervous system, bone-derived mediators altering brain function are released from bone cells and the bone marrow. Although the main pathways of the brain-bone crosstalk remain ‘efferent’, signaling from brain to bone, this review emphasizes the emergence of bone as a crucial ‘afferent’ regulator of cerebral development, function and pathophysiology. Therefore, unraveling the physiological and pathological bases of brain-bone interactions revealed promising pharmacologic targets and novel treatment strategies promoting concurrent brain and bone recovery.
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Dose-dependent skeletal deficits due to varied reductions in mechanical loading in rats. NPJ Microgravity 2020; 6:15. [PMID: 32435691 PMCID: PMC7235020 DOI: 10.1038/s41526-020-0105-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Reduced skeletal loading leads to marked bone loss. Animal models of hindlimb suspension are widely used to assess alterations in skeleton during the course of complete unloading. More recently, the effects of partial unloading on the musculoskeletal system have been interrogated in mice and rats, revealing dose-dependent effects of partial weight bearing (PWB) on the skeleton and skeletal muscle. Here, we extended these studies to determine the structural and functional skeletal alterations in 14-week-old male Wister rats exposed to 20%, 40%, 70%, or 100% of body weight for 1, 2, or 4 weeks (n = 11-12/group). Using in vivo pQCT, we found that trabecular bone density at the proximal tibia declined in proportion to the degree of unloading and continued progressively with time, without evidence of a plateau by 4 weeks. Ex vivo measurements of trabecular microarchitecture in the distal femur by microcomputed tomography revealed deficits in bone volume fraction, 2 and 4 weeks after unloading. Histologic analyses of trabecular bone in the distal femur revealed the decreased osteoblast number and mineralizing surface in unloaded rats. Three-point bending of the femoral diaphysis indicated modest or no reductions in femoral stiffness and estimated modulus due to PWB. Our results suggest that this rat model of PWB leads to trabecular bone deterioration that is progressive and generally proportional to the degree of PWB, with minimal effects on cortical bone.
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Regional muscle changes in adult dysfunctional hip conditions of femoroacetabular impingement and hip dysplasia. Skeletal Radiol 2020; 49:101-108. [PMID: 31254007 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-019-03263-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2019] [Revised: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze regional muscle CT density and bulk in femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) and hip dysplasia (HD) versus controls. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients who obtained perioperative CT imaging for FAI and HD before surgery were retrospectively studied. Asymptomatic controls included for comparison. Two readers independently evaluated regional hip muscle [iliopsoas (IP), rectus femoris (RF), gluteus minimus (Gm), and medius (GM)] density, muscle area, and muscle circumference. Inter-observer reliability calculated using intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC). RESULTS A consecutive series of 25 FAI patients, 16 HD patients, and 38 controls were recruited in the study. FAI patients had significantly greater Gm and GM circumferences as well as greater RF and IP areas on the normal side compared to the asymptomatic control group (p values 0.004, 0.032, 0.033, and 0.028, respectively). In addition, Gm and RF circumferences and RF area were significantly larger (p values 0.029, 0.036, and 0.014, respectively) in FAI patients on the affected side compared to the control group. HD patients had significantly smaller Gm and GM circumferences on the affected side than normal side measurements in FAI group (p values 0.043 and 0.003, respectively). Normal side GM circumference was also smaller in HD patients than normal side FAI hips (p value 0.02). There was no significant difference between the measurements on normal and abnormal sides in each disease group. No significant difference was found between measurements of HD compared to controls (p > 0.05). No muscle density differences were seen among different groups. There was moderate to excellent inter-reader reliability for all measurements except Gm muscle density. CONCLUSIONS Muscle analysis was able to quantify differences among patients with FAI, HD, and asymptomatic controls. These changes could indicate either a muscle imbalance contributing to the pathology or disuse atrophy, which may have implications for specific muscle-strengthening therapies and rehabilitation procedures in such patients.
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Hanne NJ, Easter ED, Cole JH. Minimally invasive laser Doppler flowmetry is suitable for serial bone perfusion measurements in mice. Bone Rep 2019; 11:100231. [PMID: 31867412 PMCID: PMC6900537 DOI: 10.1016/j.bonr.2019.100231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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In vivo laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) has previously been used to quantify blood perfusion accurately at a single timepoint in the murine tibial metaphysis. However, this procedure entailed substantial disruption to soft tissues overlying the bone and caused notable localized inflammation for several weeks after the procedure, impeding serial measurements in the same mouse. In this study, we tested a less invasive technique to measure perfusion in the tibia with LDF and determined that it can be used serially in the same mouse without causing signs of inflammation or gait perturbations. Twenty 14-week-old C57Bl/6J mice were evenly divided into groups that either had daily treadmill exercise or remained sedentary. Within these activity groups, mice were evenly subdivided into groups that received LDF measurements either weekly or only once at the study endpoint. Bone perfusion was measured with LDF in the anteromedial region of the right tibial metaphysis. Serum concentrations of interleukin 6, incision site wound area, and interlimb coordination during gait were measured weekly for four weeks. Tibial perfusion did not differ significantly between exercise and sedentary groups within the weekly or endpoint-only LDF groups at any timepoint. Perfusion was significantly increased in the third week in the weekly LDF group relative to measurements in the second and fourth weeks. Ligation of the femoral artery caused consistent, rapid reductions in tibial perfusion, validating that LDF is sensitive to changes in tibial blood supply. Weekly LDF procedures did not adversely affect gait, as interlimb coordination during treadmill locomotion was similar between weekly and endpoint-only LDF groups at every timepoint. Images of the incision site show wound closure within one week, and serum concentrations of interleukin 6 were not significantly different between weekly and endpoint-only groups. Together, these findings demonstrate that our minimally invasive LDF technique is suitable for serial in vivo measurements of intraosseous blood perfusion without inducing localized inflammation or negatively affecting gait patterns in mice.
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- Nicholas J Hanne
- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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Hanne NJ, Steward AJ, Sessions MR, Thornburg HL, Sheng H, Cole JH. Stroke Prevents Exercise-induced Gains in Bone Microstructure But Not Composition in Mice. J Biomech Eng 2019; 141:1065456. [PMID: 31596925 DOI: 10.1115/1.4045113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Ischemic stroke induces rapid loss in bone mineral density up to 13 times greater than during normal aging, leading to markedly increased risk of fracture. Little is known about skeletal changes following stroke beyond density loss. In this study we use a mild-moderate middle cerebral artery occlusion model to determine the effects of ischemic stroke without bedrest on bone microstructure, dynamic bone formation, and tissue composition. Twenty-seven 12-week-old male C57Bl/6J mice received either a stroke or sham surgery and then either received daily treadmill exercise or remained sedentary for four weeks. All mice were ambulatory immediately following stroke, and limb coordination during treadmill exercise was unaffected by stroke, indicating similar mechanical loading across limbs for surgery groups. Stroke did not directly detriment microstructure, but exercise only stimulated adaptation in sham group, not stroke group, with increased bone volume fraction and trabecular thickness in the sham distal femoral metaphysis. Stroke differentially decreased cortical area in the affected limb relative to the unaffected limb of the distal femoral metaphysis, and endosteal bone formation rate in the affected tibial diaphysis. Although exercise failed to improve bone microstructure following stroke, exercise increased mineral-to-matrix content in stroke but not sham. Together, these results show that stroke inhibits exercise-induced changes to femoral microstructure but not tibial composition, even without changes to gait. Similarly, affected-unaffected limb differences in cortical bone structure and bone formation rate in ambulatory mice show that stroke affects bone health even without bedrest.
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- Nicholas J Hanne
- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA; 4130 Engineering Building III, Campus Box 7115, Raleigh, NC 27695-7115
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA; 4130 Engineering Building III, Campus Box 7115, Raleigh, NC 27695-7115
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA; 4130 Engineering Building III, Campus Box 7115, Raleigh, NC 27695-7115
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA; 4130 Engineering Building III, Campus Box 7115, Raleigh, NC 27695-7115
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA; P. O. Box 3094, Durham, NC 27710
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA; 4130 Engineering Building III, Campus Box 7115, Raleigh, NC 27695-7115
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Tahimic CGT, Paul AM, Schreurs AS, Torres SM, Rubinstein L, Steczina S, Lowe M, Bhattacharya S, Alwood JS, Ronca AE, Globus RK. Influence of Social Isolation During Prolonged Simulated Weightlessness by Hindlimb Unloading. Front Physiol 2019; 10:1147. [PMID: 31572207 PMCID: PMC6753329 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.01147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2019] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The hindlimb unloading (HU) model has been used extensively to simulate the cephalad fluid shift and musculoskeletal disuse observed in spaceflight with its application expanding to study immune, cardiovascular and central nervous system responses, among others. Most HU studies are performed with singly housed animals, although social isolation also can substantially impact behavior and physiology, and therefore may confound HU experimental results. Other HU variants that allow for paired housing have been developed although no systematic assessment has been made to understand the effects of social isolation on HU outcomes. Hence, we aimed to determine the contribution of social isolation to tissue responses to HU. To accomplish this, we developed a refinement to the traditional NASA Ames single housing HU system to accommodate social housing in pairs, retaining desirable features of the original design. We conducted a 30-day HU experiment with adult, female mice that were either singly or socially housed. HU animals in both single and social housing displayed expected musculoskeletal deficits versus housing matched, normally loaded (NL) controls. However, select immune and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis responses were differentially impacted by the HU social environment relative to matched NL controls. HU led to a reduction in % CD4+ T cells in singly housed, but not in socially housed mice. Unexpectedly, HU increased adrenal gland mass in socially housed but not singly housed mice, while social isolation increased adrenal gland mass in NL controls. HU also led to elevated plasma corticosterone levels at day 30 in both singly and socially housed mice. Thus, musculoskeletal responses to simulated weightlessness are similar regardless of social environment with a few differences in adrenal and immune responses. Our findings show that combined stressors can mask, not only exacerbate, select responses to HU. These findings further expand the utility of the HU model for studying possible combined effects of spaceflight stressors.
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- Candice G T Tahimic
- Space Biosciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States.,KBR, Houston, TX, United States
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- Space Biosciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States.,Universities Space Research Association, Columbia, MD, United States
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- Space Biosciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States.,KBR, Houston, TX, United States
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- Space Biosciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States.,Blue Marble Space Institute of Science, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Space Biosciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States.,Universities Space Research Association, Columbia, MD, United States
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- Space Biosciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States.,Blue Marble Space Institute of Science, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Space Biosciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States.,Blue Marble Space Institute of Science, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Space Biosciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States
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- Space Biosciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States
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- Space Biosciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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- Space Biosciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States
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Kim KM, Lim S, Oh TJ, Moon JH, Choi SH, Lim JY, Kim KW, Park KS, Jang HC. Longitudinal Changes in Muscle Mass and Strength, and Bone Mass in Older Adults: Gender-Specific Associations Between Muscle and Bone Losses. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2019; 73:1062-1069. [PMID: 29985994 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glx188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 09/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background The aims of this study were to investigate the longitudinal changes in muscle and bone with aging, and to clarify the muscle-bone relationships. Methods In a community-based prospective study, a total of 172 men and 165 women aged ≥ 65 years who had performed body composition analysis and bone mineral density (BMD) by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry at baseline and 5-year follow-up evaluations were included. Results The rate of BMD loss in total hip was significantly associated with baseline legs lean mass and loss rate of leg strength, but not with the rate of muscle mass losses in men (r = .205 in leg lean mass, r = .170 in loss rate of leg muscle strength, p < .05 respectively). However, in women, it was significantly correlated with the rate of leg lean mass loss, but not with baseline values, and the rate of loss in leg muscle strength (r = .169 in the rate of loss in leg lean mass, r = .246 in the rate of loss in leg muscle strength, p < .05 respectively). In multivariate analyses, the rates of decrease in leg muscle strength showed independent positive associations with loss in total hip BMD in both men and women (β = 0.023 for men and β = 0.045 for women, both p < .05 respectively). Conclusion There was a gender difference in muscle and bone mass changes with aging, and muscle-bone interactions as well. However, a longitudinal change in muscle strength was the most significant independent factor associated with bone loss for both genders.
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- Kyoung Min Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital and Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital and Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital and Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital and Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital and Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital and Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital and Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.,Department of Brain and Cognitive Science, Seoul National University College of Natural Sciences, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital and Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital and Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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Longitudinal time course of muscle impairments during partial weight-bearing in rats. NPJ Microgravity 2019; 5:20. [PMID: 31453318 PMCID: PMC6706399 DOI: 10.1038/s41526-019-0080-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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In the near future, space agencies plan to send the first crews for extended stays on the Moon and Mars, where gravity is significantly reduced compared to Earth (0.16×g and 0.38×g, respectively). However, the long-term effects of partial gravity have not yet been elucidated, and ensuring astronauts' health and performance is crucial to the success of these missions. Using a quadrupedal partial weight-bearing (PWB) model in rats that we designed, we investigated the longitudinal time course of muscle function at three different PWB levels. We demonstrated that both muscle mass and muscle function are significantly impaired in reduced weight-bearing environments as early as after 7 days of suspension. Moreover, we showed that muscular alterations are correlated to the PWB level and do not reach a plateau during a 1-month exposure to reduced weight-bearing, emphasizing the need for mitigating countermeasures for safe and successful extraterrestrial exploration.
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Bokhari RS, Metzger CE, Black JM, Franklin KA, Boudreaux RD, Allen MR, Macias BR, Hogan HA, Braby LA, Bloomfield SA. Positive impact of low-dose, high-energy radiation on bone in partial- and/or full-weightbearing mice. NPJ Microgravity 2019; 5:13. [PMID: 31231675 PMCID: PMC6547738 DOI: 10.1038/s41526-019-0074-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Astronauts traveling beyond low Earth orbit will be exposed to galactic cosmic radiation (GCR); understanding how high energy ionizing radiation modifies the bone response to mechanical unloading is important to assuring crew health. To investigate this, we exposed 4-mo-old female Balb/cBYJ mice to an acute space-relevant dose of 0.5 Gy 56Fe or sham (n = ~8/group); 4 days later, half of the mice were also subjected to a ground-based analog for 1/6 g (partial weightbearing) (G/6) for 21 days. Microcomputed tomography (µ-CT) of the distal femur reveals that 56Fe exposure resulted in 65–78% greater volume and improved microarchitecture of cancellous bone after 21 d compared to sham controls. Radiation also leads to significant increases in three measures of energy absorption at the mid-shaft femur and an increase in stiffness of the L4 vertebra. No significant effects of radiation on bone formation indices are detected; however, G/6 leads to reduced % mineralizing surface on the inner mid-tibial bone surface. In separate groups allowed 21 days of weightbearing recovery from G/6 and/or 56Fe exposure, radiation-exposed mice still exhibit greater bone mass and improved microarchitecture vs. sham control. However, femoral bone energy absorption values are no longer higher in the 56Fe-exposed WB mice vs. sham controls. We provide evidence for persistent positive impacts of high-LET radiation exposure preceding a period of full or partial weightbearing on bone mass and microarchitecture in the distal femur and, for full weightbearing mice only and more transiently, cortical bone energy absorption values.
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- Rihana S Bokhari
- 1Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX USA
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- 1Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX USA
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- 2Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX USA
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- 3Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX USA
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- 4Anatomy & Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN USA
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- 1Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX USA.,5KBRwyle, Cardiovascular and Vision Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX USA
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- 2Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX USA.,3Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX USA
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- 6Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX USA
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Blecher R, Heinemann-Yerushalmi L, Assaraf E, Konstantin N, Chapman JR, Cope TC, Bewick GS, Banks RW, Zelzer E. New functions for the proprioceptive system in skeletal biology. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2018; 373:20170327. [PMID: 30249776 PMCID: PMC6158198 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2017.0327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs (GTOs) are two types of sensory receptors that respond to changes in length or tension of skeletal muscles. These mechanosensors have long been known to participate in both proprioception and stretch reflex. Here, we present recent findings implicating these organs in maintenance of spine alignment as well as in realignment of fractured bones. These discoveries have been made in several mouse lines lacking functional mechanosensors in part or completely. In both studies, the absence of functional spindles and GTOs produced a more severe phenotype than that of spindles alone. Interestingly, the spinal curve phenotype, which appeared during peripubertal development, bears resemblance to the human condition adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. This similarity may contribute to the study of the disease by offering both an animal model and a clue as to its aetiology. Moreover, it raises the possibility that impaired proprioceptive signalling may be involved in the aetiology of other conditions. Overall, these new findings expand considerably the scope of involvement of proprioception in musculoskeletal development and function.This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue 'Mechanics of development'.
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- Ronen Blecher
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Assaf HaRofeh Medical Center, Zerrifin 70300, Israel, affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
- Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Seattle, WA 98122, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Assaf HaRofeh Medical Center, Zerrifin 70300, Israel, affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK
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- Department of Biosciences, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, UK
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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Wang Z, Vashishth D, Picu RC. Bone toughening through stress-induced non-collagenous protein denaturation. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2018; 17:1093-1106. [DOI: 10.1007/s10237-018-1016-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2017] [Accepted: 04/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Mortreux M, Nagy JA, Ko FC, Bouxsein ML, Rutkove SB. A novel partial gravity ground-based analog for rats via quadrupedal unloading. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2018; 125:175-182. [PMID: 29565773 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01083.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Musculoskeletal deconditioning is a well-known consequence of microgravity. However, the effects of partial gravity, such as that experienced on the moon (0.16 g) or Mars (0.38 g), on musculoskeletal health remain relatively unexplored. Because Mars is being increasingly viewed as the likely next extraterrestrial site for human exploration, there is an increasing need for Earth-based models that can replicate the long-term physiological effects of microgravity. These models would also offer the opportunity to explore the potential impact of partial artificial gravity (as would be achieved by centrifugation). In this study, we describe a novel partial gravity model that can be employed in rats over extended periods of time. We demonstrate that 2 wk of partial weight bearing at 20, 40, or 70% of normal loading affects the musculoskeletal health of the animals, as evidenced by decreased trabecular bone density (ranging from -7.5 ± 2.7% at 70% of normal loading to -27.9 ± 2.9% at 20%), hindlimb muscle mass, and impaired muscle function as characterized by grip force. This new model will facilitate studies of the physiological changes occurring in partial gravity and allow for the design of potential countermeasures to mitigate these changes. NEW & NOTEWORTHY This research article describes the first quadrupedal unloading model in rats that is sustainable for investigating the physiological alterations occurring in partial gravity environments, providing a new and adaptable model for ground-based research for future space exploration.
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- Marie Mortreux
- Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School-Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center , Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School-Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center , Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Orthopedics, Harvard Medical School-Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center , Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Orthopedics, Harvard Medical School-Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center , Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School-Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center , Boston, Massachusetts
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Bailey S, Karsenty G, Gundberg C, Vashishth D. Osteocalcin and osteopontin influence bone morphology and mechanical properties. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2017; 1409:79-84. [PMID: 29044594 PMCID: PMC5730490 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2017] [Revised: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 08/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Osteocalcin (OC) and osteopontin (OPN) are major non-collagenous proteins (NCPs) involved in bone matrix organization and deposition. In spite of this, it is currently unknown whether OC and OPN alter bone morphology and consequently affect bone fracture resistance. The goal of this study is to establish the role of OC and OPN in the determination of cortical bone size, shape, and mechanical properties. Our results show that Oc-/- and Opn-/- mice were no different from each other or wild type (WT) with respect to bone morphology (P > 0.1). Bones from mice lacking both NCPs (Oc-/- Opn-/- ) were shorter, with thicker cortices and larger cortical areas, compared with the WT, Oc-/- , and Opn-/- groups (P < 0.05), suggesting a synergistic role for NCPs in the determination of bone morphology. Maximum bending load was significantly different among the groups (P = 0.024), while tissue mineral density and measures of stiffness and strength were not different (P > 0.1). We conclude that the removal of both OC and OPN from bone matrix induces morphological adaptation at the structural level to maintain bone strength.
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- Stacyann Bailey
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York
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- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York
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International roadmap for artificial gravity research. NPJ Microgravity 2017; 3:29. [PMID: 29184903 PMCID: PMC5701204 DOI: 10.1038/s41526-017-0034-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2017] [Revised: 11/02/2017] [Accepted: 11/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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In this paper, we summarize the current and future research activities that will determine the requirements for implementing artificial gravity (AG) to mitigate the effects of long duration exposure to microgravity on board exploration class space vehicles. NASA and its international partners have developed an AG roadmap that contains a common set of goals, objectives, and milestones. This roadmap includes both ground-based and space-based projects, and involves human subjects as well as animal and cell models. It provides a framework that facilitates opportunities for collaboration using the full range of AG facilities that are available worldwide, and a forum for space physiologists, crew surgeons, astronauts, vehicle designers, and mission planners to review, evaluate, and discuss the issues of incorporating AG technologies into the vehicle design.
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Shanmugarajan S, Zhang Y, Moreno-Villanueva M, Clanton R, Rohde LH, Ramesh GT, Sibonga JD, Wu H. Combined Effects of Simulated Microgravity and Radiation Exposure on Osteoclast Cell Fusion. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18112443. [PMID: 29156538 PMCID: PMC5713410 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18112443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2017] [Revised: 11/12/2017] [Accepted: 11/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The loss of bone mass and alteration in bone physiology during space flight are one of the major health risks for astronauts. Although the lack of weight bearing in microgravity is considered a risk factor for bone loss and possible osteoporosis, organisms living in space are also exposed to cosmic radiation and other environmental stress factors. As such, it is still unclear as to whether and by how much radiation exposure contributes to bone loss during space travel, and whether the effects of microgravity and radiation exposure are additive or synergistic. Bone is continuously renewed through the resorption of old bone by osteoclast cells and the formation of new bone by osteoblast cells. In this study, we investigated the combined effects of microgravity and radiation by evaluating the maturation of a hematopoietic cell line to mature osteoclasts. RAW 264.7 monocyte/macrophage cells were cultured in rotating wall vessels that simulate microgravity on the ground. Cells under static 1g or simulated microgravity were exposed to γ rays of varying doses, and then cultured in receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL) for the formation of osteoclast giant multinucleated cells (GMCs) and for gene expression analysis. Results of the study showed that radiation alone at doses as low as 0.1 Gy may stimulate osteoclast cell fusion as assessed by GMCs and the expression of signature genes such as tartrate resistant acid phosphatase (Trap) and dendritic cell-specific transmembrane protein (Dcstamp). However, osteoclast cell fusion decreased for doses greater than 0.5 Gy. In comparison to radiation exposure, simulated microgravity induced higher levels of cell fusion, and the effects of these two environmental factors appeared additive. Interestingly, the microgravity effect on osteoclast stimulatory transmembrane protein (Ocstamp) and Dcstamp expressions was significantly higher than the radiation effect, suggesting that radiation may not increase the synthesis of adhesion molecules as much as microgravity.
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- Srinivasan Shanmugarajan
- NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, USA.
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX 77058, USA.
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- NASA Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, FL 32899, USA.
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- NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, USA.
- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany.
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- Department of Nuclear Engineering, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX 77058, USA.
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- NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, USA.
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Ko FC, Van Vliet M, Ellman R, Grasso D, Brooks DJ, Spatz JM, Conlon C, Aguirre JI, Wronski TJ, Bouxsein ML. Treatment With a Soluble Bone Morphogenetic Protein Type 1A Receptor (BMPR1A) Fusion Protein Increases Bone Mass and Bone Formation in Mice Subjected to Hindlimb Unloading. JBMR Plus 2017; 1:66-72. [PMID: 30283882 PMCID: PMC6124165 DOI: 10.1002/jbm4.10012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2017] [Revised: 06/15/2017] [Accepted: 06/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Previous work has shown that the soluble murine BMPR1A-fusion protein (mBMPR1A-mFc) binds to BMP2 and BMP4 with high affinity, preventing downstream signaling. Further, treatment of intact and ovariectomized mice with mBMPR1A-mFc leads to increased bone mass, and improved bone microarchitecture and strength, via increased bone formation and reduced resorption. In this study, we tested the effects of mBMPR1A-mFc on disuse-induced bone loss caused by 21 days of hindlimb unloading (HLU) via tail suspension versus cage controls (CONs). Adult female C57BL/6J mice (12 weeks old) were assigned to one of four groups (n = 10 each): CON-VEH; CON-mBMPR1A-mFc; HLU-VEH; and HLU-mBMPR1A-mFc. Mice were injected subcutaneously with VEH or mBMPR1A-mFc (4.5 mg/kg, 2×/week). Leg BMD declined in the HLU-VEH group (-5.3% ± 1.3%), whereas it was unchanged in HLU-mBMPR1A-mFc (-0.3% ± 0.9%, p < 0.05 versus HLU-VEH). Leg BMD increased significantly more in CON-mBMPR1A-mFc than CON-VEH (10.2% ± 0.6% versus 4.4% ± 0.8%). In the femur, trabecular, and cortical bone microarchitecture was worse in the HLU-VEH compared to CON-VEH mice, whereas mBMPR1A-mFc treatment for 3 weeks led to greater Tb.BV/TV, Tb.Th, and midshaft Ct.Th in both the HLU and CON groups compared to comparable VEH-treated counterparts (p < 0.05). HLU-mBMPR1A-mFc mice also had 21% greater failure load (p < 0.05) compared to their VEH-treated counterparts. Dynamic histomorphometry indicated that treatment with mBMPR1A-mFc led to significantly greater mineralizing surface and mineral apposition rate, resulting in a 3.5-fold and fivefold higher bone formation rate in the mBMPR1A-mFc-treated CON and HLU animals versus VEH groups, respectively. mBMPR1A-mFc-treated mice had a similar osteoblast surface but significantly lower osteoclast surface than VEH-treated animals in both the CON and HLU groups. Altogether, these findings suggest that treatment with the soluble BMPR1A fusion protein may be useful for maintenance of skeletal integrity in the setting of disuse-induced bone loss.
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- Frank C. Ko
- Center for Advanced Orthopedic StudiesBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBostonMAUSA
- Endocrine UnitMassachusetts General HospitalBostonMAUSA
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- Center for Advanced Orthopedic StudiesBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBostonMAUSA
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- Center for Advanced Orthopedic StudiesBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBostonMAUSA
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Health Sciences and Technology ProgramCambridgeMAUSA
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- Center for Advanced Orthopedic StudiesBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBostonMAUSA
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- Center for Advanced Orthopedic StudiesBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBostonMAUSA
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- Center for Advanced Orthopedic StudiesBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBostonMAUSA
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Health Sciences and Technology ProgramCambridgeMAUSA
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- Center for Advanced Orthopedic StudiesBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBostonMAUSA
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- Department of Physiological SciencesUniversity of FloridaGainesvilleFLUSA
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- Department of Physiological SciencesUniversity of FloridaGainesvilleFLUSA
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- Center for Advanced Orthopedic StudiesBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBostonMAUSA
- Endocrine UnitMassachusetts General HospitalBostonMAUSA
- Department of Orthopedic SurgeryHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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Hart N, Nimphius S, Rantalainen T, Ireland A, Siafarikas A, Newton R. Mechanical basis of bone strength: influence of bone material, bone structure and muscle action. JOURNAL OF MUSCULOSKELETAL & NEURONAL INTERACTIONS 2017; 17:114-139. [PMID: 28860414 PMCID: PMC5601257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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This review summarises current understanding of how bone is sculpted through adaptive processes, designed to meet the mechanical challenges it faces in everyday life and athletic pursuits, serving as an update for clinicians, researchers and physical therapists. Bone's ability to resist fracture under the large muscle and locomotory forces it experiences during movement and in falls or collisions is dependent on its established mechanical properties, determined by bone's complex and multidimensional material and structural organisation. At all levels, bone is highly adaptive to habitual loading, regulating its structure according to components of its loading regime and mechanical environment, inclusive of strain magnitude, rate, frequency, distribution and deformation mode. Indeed, the greatest forces habitually applied to bone arise from muscular contractions, and the past two decades have seen substantial advances in our understanding of how these forces shape bone throughout life. Herein, we also highlight the limitations of in vivo methods to assess and understand bone collagen, and bone mineral at the material or tissue level. The inability to easily measure or closely regulate applied strain in humans is identified, limiting the translation of animal studies to human populations, and our exploration of how components of mechanical loading regimes influence mechanoadaptation.
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- N.H. Hart
- Exercise Medicine Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, Perth, W.A., Australia
- Western Australian Bone Research Collaboration, Perth, W.A., Australia
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- Western Australian Bone Research Collaboration, Perth, W.A., Australia
- Centre for Exercise and Sport Science Research, Edith Cowan University, Perth, W.A., Australia
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- Western Australian Bone Research Collaboration, Perth, W.A., Australia
- School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Healthcare Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Western Australian Bone Research Collaboration, Perth, W.A., Australia
- Department of Endocrinology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth, W.A., Australia
- School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, W.A., Australia
- Institute of Health Research, University of Notre Dame Australia, Perth, W.A., Australia
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- Exercise Medicine Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, Perth, W.A., Australia
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Blecher R, Krief S, Galili T, Assaraf E, Stern T, Anekstein Y, Agar G, Zelzer E. The Proprioceptive System Regulates Morphologic Restoration of Fractured Bones. Cell Rep 2017; 20:1775-1783. [PMID: 28834742 PMCID: PMC5575358 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.07.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2017] [Revised: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Successful fracture repair requires restoration of bone morphology and mechanical integrity. Recent evidence shows that fractured bones of neonatal mice undergo spontaneous realignment, dubbed "natural reduction." Here, we show that natural reduction is regulated by the proprioceptive system and improves with age. Comparison among mice of different ages revealed, surprisingly, that 3-month-old mice exhibited more rapid and effective natural reduction than newborns. Fractured bones of null mutants for transcription factor Runx3, lacking functional proprioceptors, failed to realign properly. Blocking Runx3 expression in the peripheral nervous system, but not in limb mesenchyme, recapitulated the null phenotype, as did inactivation of muscles flanking the fracture site. Egr3 knockout mice, which lack muscle spindles but not Golgi tendon organs, displayed a less severe phenotype, suggesting that both receptor types, as well as muscle contraction, are required for this regulatory mechanism. These findings uncover a physiological role for proprioception in non-autonomous regulation of skeletal integrity.
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- Ronen Blecher
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerrifin 70300, Israel, affiliated with the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Department of Statistics and Operations Research, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerrifin 70300, Israel, affiliated with the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerrifin 70300, Israel, affiliated with the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerrifin 70300, Israel, affiliated with the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
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Cervical spine bone density in young healthy adults as a function of sex, vertebral level and anatomic location. EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE EUROPEAN SPINE SOCIETY, THE EUROPEAN SPINAL DEFORMITY SOCIETY, AND THE EUROPEAN SECTION OF THE CERVICAL SPINE RESEARCH SOCIETY 2017; 26:2281-2289. [PMID: 28478522 DOI: 10.1007/s00586-017-5119-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2016] [Revised: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 05/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Bone mineral density (BMD) measured using quantitative computed tomography (QCT) has been shown to correlate with bone mechanical properties. Knowledge of BMD within specific anatomic regions of the spine is valuable to surgeons who must secure instrumentation to the vertebrae, to medical device developers who design screws and disc replacements, and to researchers who assign mechanical properties to computational models. The objective of this study was to comprehensively characterize BMD in the cervical spine of young healthy adults. METHODS QCT was used to determine BMD in the cervical spines of 31 healthy adults (age 20-35). Subject-specific 3D models of each vertebra were created from CT scans, and anatomic regions of interest were identified in each bone (C1: 3 regions; C2: 9 regions, C3-C7: 13 regions). Statistical tests were performed to identify differences in BMD according to vertebral level, anatomic regions within vertebrae, and sex. RESULTS BMD varied significantly among vertebral levels and among anatomic regions within each vertebra. Females had higher BMD than males (p = .041) primarily due to higher BMD in the posterior regions of each vertebra. CONCLUSIONS These data can serve as a baseline to identify BMD changes in older and symptomatic patients. This data set is also the first report of volumetric bone density within different anatomic regions of the atlas and axis of the cervical spine. The finding of higher BMD in females is in agreement with the previous QCT results but contradicts DEXA results that are known to be dependent upon bone size.
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Spatz JM, Ellman R, Cloutier AM, Louis L, van Vliet M, Dwyer D, Stolina M, Ke HZ, Bouxsein ML. Sclerostin antibody inhibits skeletal deterioration in mice exposed to partial weight-bearing. LIFE SCIENCES IN SPACE RESEARCH 2017; 12:32-38. [PMID: 28212706 DOI: 10.1016/j.lssr.2017.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Revised: 12/04/2016] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Whereas much is known regarding the musculoskeletal responses to full unloading, little is known about the physiological effects and response to pharmacological agents in partial unloading (e.g. Moon and Mars) environments. To address this, we used a previously developed ground-based model of partial weight-bearing (PWB) that allows chronic exposure to reduced weight-bearing in mice to determine the effects of murine sclerostin antibody (SclAbII) on bone microstructure and strength across different levels of mechanical unloading. We hypothesize that treatment with SclAbII would improve bone mass, microarchitecture and strength in all loading conditions, but that there would be a greater skeletal response in the normally loaded mice than in partially unloaded mice suggesting the importance of combined countermeasures for exploration-class long duration spaceflight missions. Eleven-week-old female mice were assigned to one of four loading groups: normal weight-bearing controls (CON) or weight-bearing at 20% (PWB20), 40% (PWB40) or 70% (PWB70) of normal. Mice in each group received either SclAbII (25mg/kg) or vehicle (VEH) via twice weekly subcutaneous injection for 3 weeks. In partially-unloaded VEH-treated groups, leg BMD decreased -5 to -10% in a load-dependent manner. SclAbII treatment completely inhibited bone deterioration due to PWB, with bone properties in SclAbII-treated groups being equal to or greater than those of CON, VEH-treated mice. SclAbII treatment increased leg BMD from +14 to +18% in the PWB groups and 30 ± 3% in CON (p< 0.0001 for all). Trabecular bone volume, assessed by μCT at the distal femur, was lower in all partially unloaded VEH-treated groups vs. CON-VEH (p< 0.05), and was 2-3 fold higher in SclAbII-treated groups (p< 0.001). Midshaft femoral strength was also significantly higher in SclAbII vs. VEH-groups in all-loading conditions. These results suggest that greater weight bearing leads to greater benefits of SclAbII on bone mass, particularly in the trabecular compartment. Altogether, these results demonstrate the efficacy of sclerostin antibody therapy in preventing astronaut bone loss during terrestrial solar system exploration.
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- J M Spatz
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United Staes; Center for Advanced Orthopedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United Staes ; Endocrine Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United Staes
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United Staes; Center for Advanced Orthopedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United Staes
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- Center for Advanced Orthopedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United Staes
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- Center for Advanced Orthopedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United Staes
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- Center for Advanced Orthopedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United Staes
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- Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA, United Staes
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- Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA, United Staes
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- Bone Research, UCB Pharma, Slough, Berkshire, UK
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- Center for Advanced Orthopedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United Staes ; Endocrine Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United Staes; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United Staes.
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Kim KM, Lee EY, Lim S, Jang HC, Kim CO. Favorable effects of skeletal muscle on bone are distinguished according to gender and skeletal sites. Osteoporos Sarcopenia 2016; 3:32-36. [PMID: 30775500 PMCID: PMC6372766 DOI: 10.1016/j.afos.2016.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2016] [Revised: 10/31/2016] [Accepted: 11/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate associations between skeletal muscle mass and bone mineral density according to gender and skeletal sites. Methods Using the data from Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES IV) 2009, a total of 711 males and 847 females over 65 years of age were evaluated. Bone mineral density (BMD) and body composition were assessed using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Results Relative appendicular skeletal muscle (RASM) was positively related with the femur BMD with a stronger relationship in males (r = 0.207, p < 0.001) than in females (r = 0.095, p < 0.05). However, lumbar spine BMDs in both males and females did not show any significant associations with the RASM value. In the logistic regression for osteoporosis expressed as a decrease of risk per increase of RASM by 1 standard deviation (SD) of the same sex healthy reference group, the age- and BMI-adjusted odds ratio (OR) for osteoporosis was 0.42 (95% CI 0.12–0.76) in the femur neck and 0.24 (95% CI 0.07–0.76) in the total hip for males. Among females, the age- and BMI-adjusted OR for osteoporosis was 0.65 (95% CI 0.33–1.00), which showed importance only in the total hip. Conclusions Higher RASM was significantly associated with lower risk for osteoporosis and the areas at the femur neck and total hip appeared to more likely be affected positively by muscle. Moreover, because males showed faster muscle loss with aging than females, the bones of males may be more prone to favorable effects of muscle.
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- Kyoung Min Kim
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital and Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam-si, South Korea.,Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital and Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam-si, South Korea
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital and Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam-si, South Korea
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Laurent MR, Jardí F, Dubois V, Schollaert D, Khalil R, Gielen E, Carmeliet G, Claessens F, Vanderschueren D. Androgens have antiresorptive effects on trabecular disuse osteopenia independent from muscle atrophy. Bone 2016; 93:33-42. [PMID: 27622887 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2016.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2016] [Revised: 09/07/2016] [Accepted: 09/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Aging hypogonadal men are at increased risk of osteoporosis and sarcopenia. Testosterone is a potentially appealing strategy to prevent simultaneous bone and muscle loss. The androgen receptor (AR) mediates antiresorptive effects on trabecular bone via osteoblast-lineage cells, as well as muscle-anabolic actions. Sex steroids also modify the skeletal response to mechanical loading. However, it is unclear whether the effects of androgens on bone remain effective independent of mechanical stimulation or rather require indirect androgen effects via muscle. This study aims to characterize the effects and underlying mechanisms of androgens on disuse osteosarcopenia. Adult male mice received a unilateral botulinum toxin (BTx) injection, and underwent sham surgery or orchidectomy (ORX) without or with testosterone (ORX+T) or dihydrotestosterone (ORX+DHT) replacement. Compared to the contralateral internal control hindlimb, acute trabecular number and bone volume loss was increased by ORX and partially prevented DHT. T was more efficient and increased BV/TV in both hindlimbs over sham values, although it did not reduce the detrimental effect of BTx. Both androgens and BTx regulated trabecular osteoclast surface as well as tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase expression. Androgens also prevented BTx-induced body weight loss but did not significantly influence paralysis or muscle atrophy. BTx and ORX both reduced cortical thickness via endosteal expansion, which was prevented by T but not DHT. In long-term follow-up, the residual trabecular bone volume deficit in sham-BTx hindlimbs was prevented by DHT but T restored it more efficiently to pre-treatment levels. Conditional AR deletion in late osteoblasts and osteocytes or in the satellite cell lineage increased age-related trabecular bone loss in both hindlimbs without influencing the effect of BTx on trabecular osteopenia. We conclude that androgens have antiresorptive effects on trabecular disuse osteopenia which do not require AR actions on bone via muscle or via osteocytes.
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MESH Headings
- Acute Disease
- Androgens/pharmacology
- Androgens/therapeutic use
- Animals
- Body Weight
- Bone Diseases, Metabolic/complications
- Bone Diseases, Metabolic/drug therapy
- Bone Diseases, Metabolic/pathology
- Bone Diseases, Metabolic/physiopathology
- Bone Remodeling/drug effects
- Bone Resorption/complications
- Bone Resorption/drug therapy
- Bone Resorption/pathology
- Bone Resorption/physiopathology
- Calcification, Physiologic
- Cancellous Bone/diagnostic imaging
- Cancellous Bone/drug effects
- Cancellous Bone/pathology
- Cancellous Bone/physiopathology
- Cortical Bone/diagnostic imaging
- Cortical Bone/drug effects
- Cortical Bone/pathology
- Cortical Bone/physiopathology
- Extracellular Matrix Proteins/metabolism
- Female
- Gene Deletion
- Integrases/metabolism
- Male
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Muscular Atrophy/complications
- Muscular Atrophy/drug therapy
- Muscular Atrophy/pathology
- Muscular Atrophy/physiopathology
- Muscular Disorders, Atrophic/complications
- Muscular Disorders, Atrophic/drug therapy
- Muscular Disorders, Atrophic/pathology
- Muscular Disorders, Atrophic/physiopathology
- MyoD Protein/metabolism
- Organ Size
- Receptors, Androgen/metabolism
- X-Ray Microtomography
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- Michaël R Laurent
- Laboratory of Molecular Endocrinology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, PO box 901, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, PO box 7003, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Center for Metabolic Bone Diseases, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, PO box 902, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Endocrinology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, PO box 901, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Endocrinology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, PO box 901, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, PO box 902, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, PO box 7003, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Center for Metabolic Bone Diseases, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, PO box 902, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Endocrinology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, PO box 901, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, PO box 902, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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Laurent MR, Dubois V, Claessens F, Verschueren SMP, Vanderschueren D, Gielen E, Jardí F. Muscle-bone interactions: From experimental models to the clinic? A critical update. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2016; 432:14-36. [PMID: 26506009 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2015.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Revised: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 10/20/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Bone is a biomechanical tissue shaped by forces from muscles and gravitation. Simultaneous bone and muscle decay and dysfunction (osteosarcopenia or sarco-osteoporosis) is seen in ageing, numerous clinical situations including after stroke or paralysis, in neuromuscular dystrophies, glucocorticoid excess, or in association with vitamin D, growth hormone/insulin like growth factor or sex steroid deficiency, as well as in spaceflight. Physical exercise may be beneficial in these situations, but further work is still needed to translate acceptable and effective biomechanical interventions like vibration therapy from animal models to humans. Novel antiresorptive and anabolic therapies are emerging for osteoporosis as well as drugs for sarcopenia, cancer cachexia or muscle wasting disorders, including antibodies against myostatin or activin receptor type IIA and IIB (e.g. bimagrumab). Ideally, increasing muscle mass would increase muscle strength and restore bone loss from disuse. However, the classical view that muscle is unidirectionally dominant over bone via mechanical loading is overly simplistic. Indeed, recent studies indicate a role for neuronal regulation of not only muscle but also bone metabolism, bone signaling pathways like receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL) implicated in muscle biology, myokines affecting bone and possible bone-to-muscle communication. Moreover, pharmacological strategies inducing isolated myocyte hypertrophy may not translate into increased muscle power because tendons, connective tissue, neurons and energy metabolism need to adapt as well. We aim here to critically review key musculoskeletal molecular pathways involved in mechanoregulation and their effect on the bone-muscle unit as a whole, as well as preclinical and emerging clinical evidence regarding the effects of sarcopenia therapies on osteoporosis and vice versa.
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- Michaël R Laurent
- Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Molecular Endocrinology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases, University Hospitals Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Endocrinology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Molecular Endocrinology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Research Group for Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Department of Rehabilitation Science, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases, University Hospitals Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Macias BR, Lima F, Swift JM, Shirazi-Fard Y, Greene ES, Allen MR, Fluckey J, Hogan HA, Braby L, Wang S, Bloomfield SA. Simulating the Lunar Environment: Partial Weightbearing and High-LET Radiation-Induce Bone Loss and Increase Sclerostin-Positive Osteocytes. Radiat Res 2016; 186:254-63. [PMID: 27538114 DOI: 10.1667/rr13579.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Exploration missions to the Moon or Mars will expose astronauts to galactic cosmic radiation and low gravitational fields. Exposure to reduced weightbearing and radiation independently result in bone loss. However, no data exist regarding the skeletal consequences of combining low-dose, high-linear energy transfer (LET) radiation and partial weightbearing. We hypothesized that simulated galactic cosmic radiation would exacerbate bone loss in animals held at one-sixth body weight (G/6) without radiation exposure. Female BALB/cByJ four-month-old mice were randomly assigned to one of the following treatment groups: 1 gravity (1G) control; 1G with radiation; G/6 control; and G/6 with radiation. Mice were exposed to either silicon-28 or X-ray radiation. (28)Si radiation (300 MeV/nucleon) was administered at acute doses of 0 (sham), 0.17 and 0.5 Gy, or in three fractionated doses of 0.17 Gy each over seven days. X radiation (250 kV) was administered at acute doses of 0 (sham), 0.17, 0.5 and 1 Gy, or in three fractionated doses of 0.33 Gy each over 14 days. Bones were harvested 21 days after the first exposure. Acute 1 Gy X-ray irradiation during G/6, and acute or fractionated 0.5 Gy (28)Si irradiation during 1G resulted in significantly lower cancellous mass [percentage bone volume/total volume (%BV/TV), by microcomputed tomography]. In addition, G/6 significantly reduced %BV/TV compared to 1G controls. When acute X-ray irradiation was combined with G/6, distal femur %BV/TV was significantly lower compared to G/6 control. Fractionated X-ray irradiation during G/6 protected against radiation-induced losses in %BV/TV and trabecular number, while fractionated (28)Si irradiation during 1G exacerbated the effects compared to single-dose exposure. Impaired bone formation capacity, measured by percentage mineralizing surface, can partially explain the lower cortical bone thickness. Moreover, both partial weightbearing and (28)Si-ion exposure contribute to a higher proportion of sclerostin-positive osteocytes in cortical bone. Taken together, these data suggest that partial weightbearing and low-dose, high-LET radiation negatively impact maintenance of bone mass by lowering bone formation and increasing bone resorption. The impaired bone formation response is associated with sclerostin-induced suppression of Wnt signaling. Therefore, exposure to low-dose, high-LET radiation during long-duration spaceflight missions may reduce bone formation capacity, decrease cancellous bone mass and increase bone resorption. Future countermeasure strategies should aim to restore mechanical loads on bone to those experienced in one gravity. Moreover, low-doses of high-LET radiation during long-duration spaceflight should be limited or countermeasure strategies employed to mitigate bone loss.
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- g Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
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- b Biomedical Engineering.,c Mechanical Engineering
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- f Statistics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 77843 and
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- a Health and Kinesiology.,d Intercollegiate Faculty of Nutrition
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Huffman DM, Justice JN, Stout MB, Kirkland JL, Barzilai N, Austad SN. Evaluating Health Span in Preclinical Models of Aging and Disease: Guidelines, Challenges, and Opportunities for Geroscience. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2016; 71:1395-1406. [PMID: 27535967 PMCID: PMC5055649 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glw106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2016] [Accepted: 05/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Life extension is no longer considered sufficient evidence of delayed aging in research animals. It must also be demonstrated that a broad swathe of health indicators have been extended. During a retreat of the Geroscience Network, a consortium of basic and clinical aging researchers, potential measures of mouse health were considered for their potential as easily standardized, highly informative metrics. Major health domains considered were neuromuscular, cognitive, cardiovascular, metabolic, and inflammatory functions as well as body composition and energetics and a multitude of assays interrogating these domains. A particularly sensitive metric of health is the ability to respond to, and recover, from stress. Therefore, the Network also considered stresses of human relevance that could be implemented in mouse models to assess frailty and resilience. Mouse models already exist for responses to forced immobility, cancer chemotherapy, infectious diseases, dietary challenges, and surgical stress, and it was felt that these could be employed to determine whether putative senescence-retarding interventions increased and extended organismal robustness. The Network discussed challenges in modeling age-related human chronic diseases and concluded that more attention needs to be paid to developing disease models with later age of onset, models of co- and multimorbidity, diversifying the strains and sexes commonly used in aging research, and considering additional species.
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- Derek M Huffman
- Institute for Aging Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder
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- Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Institute for Aging Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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Bloomfield SA, Martinez DA, Boudreaux RD, Mantri AV. Microgravity Stress: Bone and Connective Tissue. Compr Physiol 2016; 6:645-86. [PMID: 27065165 DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c130027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The major alterations in bone and the dense connective tissues in humans and animals exposed to microgravity illustrate the dependency of these tissues' function on normal gravitational loading. Whether these alterations depend solely on the reduced mechanical loading of zero g or are compounded by fluid shifts, altered tissue blood flow, radiation exposure, and altered nutritional status is not yet well defined. Changes in the dense connective tissues and intervertebral disks are generally smaller in magnitude but occur more rapidly than those in mineralized bone with transitions to 0 g and during recovery once back to the loading provided by 1 g conditions. However, joint injuries are projected to occur much more often than the more catastrophic bone fracture during exploration class missions, so protecting the integrity of both tissues is important. This review focuses on the research performed over the last 20 years in humans and animals exposed to actual spaceflight, as well as on knowledge gained from pertinent ground-based models such as bed rest in humans and hindlimb unloading in rodents. Significant progress has been made in our understanding of the mechanisms for alterations in bone and connective tissues with exposure to microgravity, but intriguing questions remain to be solved, particularly with reference to biomedical risks associated with prolonged exploration missions.
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- Susan A Bloomfield
- Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA.,Health Science Center School of Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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Schmidt MA, Goodwin TJ, Pelligra R. Incorporation of omics analyses into artificial gravity research for space exploration countermeasure development. Metabolomics 2016; 12:36. [PMID: 26834514 PMCID: PMC4718941 DOI: 10.1007/s11306-015-0942-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2015] [Accepted: 10/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The next major steps in human spaceflight include flyby, orbital, and landing missions to the Moon, Mars, and near earth asteroids. The first crewed deep space mission is expected to launch in 2022, which affords less than 7 years to address the complex question of whether and how to apply artificial gravity to counter the effects of prolonged weightlessness. Various phenotypic changes are demonstrated during artificial gravity experiments. However, the molecular dynamics (genotype and molecular phenotypes) that underlie these morphological, physiological, and behavioral phenotypes are far more complex than previously understood. Thus, targeted molecular assessment of subjects under various G conditions can be expected to miss important patterns of molecular variance that inform the more general phenotypes typically being measured. Use of omics methods can help detect changes across broad molecular networks, as various G-loading paradigms are applied. This will be useful in detecting off-target, or unanticipated effects of the different gravity paradigms applied to humans or animals. Insights gained from these approaches may eventually be used to inform countermeasure development or refine the deployment of existing countermeasures. This convergence of the omics and artificial gravity research communities may be critical if we are to develop the proper artificial gravity solutions under the severely compressed timelines currently established. Thus, the omics community may offer a unique ability to accelerate discovery, provide new insights, and benefit deep space missions in ways that have not been previously considered.
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- Michael A. Schmidt
- />Sovaris Aerospace, LLC, Advanced Pattern Analysis & Countermeasures Group, Research Innovation Center, Colorado State University, 3185 Rampart Road, Fort Collins, CO 80521 USA
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- />Disease Modeling and Tissue Analogues Laboratory, Biomedical Research and Environmental Sciences Division, NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058 USA
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- />Chief Medical Officer, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA USA
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Sugiyama T, Kono Y, Sekiguchi K, Kim YT, Oda H. Age-related fragility fracture: insights from the natural homeostatic system in the skeleton. Arch Osteoporos 2015; 10:45. [PMID: 26628422 DOI: 10.1007/s11657-015-0251-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Toshihiro Sugiyama
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saitama Medical University, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama, Saitama, 350-0495, Japan.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saitama Medical University, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama, Saitama, 350-0495, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saitama Medical University, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama, Saitama, 350-0495, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saitama Medical University, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama, Saitama, 350-0495, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saitama Medical University, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama, Saitama, 350-0495, Japan
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Lakin BA, Ellis DJ, Shelofsky JS, Freedman JD, Grinstaff MW, Snyder BD. Contrast-enhanced CT facilitates rapid, non-destructive assessment of cartilage and bone properties of the human metacarpal. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2015; 23:2158-2166. [PMID: 26067518 PMCID: PMC4841831 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2015.05.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Revised: 05/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/26/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this work is to establish the human metacarpal as a new whole joint surface early-stage osteoarthritis (OA) model that enables comparisons of articular cartilage and subchondral bone through high resolution contrast-enhanced CT (CECT) imaging, mechanical testing, and biochemical analysis. DESIGN The fourth metacarpal was obtained from 12 human cadaveric donors and baseline μCT imaging was followed by indentation testing. The samples were then immersed in anionic (Ioxaglate) and cationic (CA4+) iodinated contrast agent solutions followed by CECT. Cartilage GAG content and distribution was measured using the 1,9 dimethylmethylene blue (DMMB) assay and Safranin-O histology staining. Linear regression was performed to compare cartilage and subchondral bone properties. RESULTS Strong and significant positive correlations were observed between CA4+ CECT attenuation and both GAG content (R(2) = 0.86) and equilibrium modulus (R(2) = 0.84), while correlations using Ioxaglate were insignificant (R(2) ≤ 0.24, P > 0.05). Subchondral bone plate (SBP) thickness negatively and significantly correlated with SBP mineral density (R(2) = 0.49). Cartilage GAG content significantly correlated with several trabecular bone properties, including positive correlations with bone volume fraction (%BV/TV, R(2) = 0.67), trabecular number (Tb.N, R(2) = 0.60), and trabecular thickness (R(2) = 0.42), and negative relationships with structural model index (SMI, R(2) = 0.78) and trabecular spacing (Tb.Sp, R(2) = 0.56). Similarly, equilibrium modulus correlated positively with %BV/TV (R(2) = 0.50), Tb.N (R(2) = 0.59) and negatively with Tb.Sp (R(2) = 0.55) and SMI (R(2) = 0.60). CONCLUSION This study establishes the human metacarpal as a new early-stage OA model suitable for rapid, high resolution CECT imaging, mechanical testing, and biochemical analysis of the cartilage and subchondral bone, and for examining their inter-relationships.
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- B A Lakin
- Center for Advanced Orthopaedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Advanced Orthopaedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Advanced Orthopaedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Advanced Orthopaedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Center for Advanced Orthopaedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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